Waste receptacle

A waste receptacle for use in conjunction with a roll of bags, said receptacle comprising:

• a base constructed and arranged to support the receptacle in an upright position on a ground surface, said base having a bag storage space with a generally upwardly facing access opening, said bag storage space being constructed and arranged so that the roll of bags can be stored therein and accessed through said access opening;
• a first receptacle member and a second receptacle member providing first and second peripheral wall portions, respectively, and first and second interior bottom wall portions, respectively,
• said first and second receptacle members being movable relative to one another to a normal, operative position wherein
• said first and second peripheral wall portions cooperate to provide said receptacle with a peripheral wall that extends generally upwardly from said base, and said first and second bottom interior wall portions cooperate to provide said receptacle with a bag supporting bottom wall that supports the bottom of a deployed bag within said receptacle, and, together with said first and second peripheral wall portions define a waste receiving space with an upper edge portion of said first and second peripheral wall portions defining a waste receiving opening that affords entry to said waste receiving space,
• said first and second receptacle members being movable from said operative position to a bag roll changing position wherein
• said first and second receptacle members are moved apart from one another so as to increase the size of the waste receiving opening so as to facilitate access to the bag receiving space through the upwardly facing access opening so that a new roll of flexible bags can be placed within the bag receiving space.